Politics

The recent installment in the Avengers franchise has a curious plot. I found it exciting not because of all the action but rather because of the American subconsciousness related to the world of politics emanating from the story.… Read the rest

While the whole world is waiting for Putin’s next move in Ukraine, I’m contemplating about his motivations.

After enjoying the diplomatic success and outplaying the White House in Syria and triumphantly hosting the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Putin was at the height of his popularity in Russia and probably outside Russia too.… Read the rest

It probably started with Pushkin, Lermontov and other poets of Russian Golden Age who often criticised Tzar, the autocratic Russian State and the lack of freedoms for serfs and other poor people. … Read the rest

INTRO: Russia is a monarchy. Politologists may call it cleptocracy, the opposition – a totalitarian state, and Putin’s ideologists – a sovereign democracy. In reality, the monarchy was restored in Russia in 1999. It was done by Yeltsin, who gave Vladimir Putin keys to the Kremlin.… Read the rest